English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 19, 2009
Stoke City DLLDD 0
–
Aston Villa WWWWW 1
Villa Park · 35,852 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
0
47.2
Possession
52.8
15
SHOTS
18
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
292
340
Passes
381
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
70
17
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
29
17
Clearances
59

Head to Head

STK leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 5Richard DunneCD-L
  3. 24Carlos CuéllarCD-R
  4. 25Stephen WarnockLB
  5. 2Luke YoungRB
  6. 8James MilnerCM-L
  7. 19Stilian PetrovCM-R
  8. 6Stewart DowningLM
  9. 7Ashley YoungRM
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
  11. 18Emile HeskeyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  2. 20Nigel Reo-CokerSUB
  3. 23Habib BeyeSUB
  4. 10John CarewSUB
  5. 4Steve SidwellSUB
  6. 16Fabian DelphSUB
  7. 29James CollinsSUB

STK · 4-4-2

  1. 29Thomas SorensenG
  2. 3Danny HigginbothamCD-L
  3. 25Abdoulaye FayeCD-R
  4. 22Danny CollinsLB
  5. 28Andy WilkinsonRB
  6. 15Salif DiaoCM-L
  7. 6Glenn WhelanCM-R
  8. 26Matthew EtheringtonLM
  9. 18Dean WhiteheadRM
  10. 11Mamady SidibeCF-L
  11. 20Tuncay SanliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Ricardo FullerSUB
  2. 1Steve SimonsenSUB
  3. 9James BeattieSUB
  4. 7Liam LawrenceSUB
  5. 5Leon CortSUB
  6. 14Danny PughSUB
  7. 24Rory DelapSUB

Timeline

  1. 24'
  2. 61'
  3. 76'
  4. 81'
  5. 84'
  6. 84'

Premier League News

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